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is a facial necessary for healthy skin
From the Aesthetician: Is a Facial Necessary for Healthy Skin?

By Cynthia Bailey MD

Is a facial necessary for healthy skin? It's a great question that I first want to put in perspective...... Your furniture and floors get dusted regularly, sometimes even polished. Your car gets washed, vacu...

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should you have microdermabrasion treatments
Should You Have Microdermabrasion Treatments?

By Cynthia Bailey MD

You've heard of them, but should you have the popular microdermabrasion treatments? It depends, but the benefits of microdermabrasion for your complexion are proven. The name of the procedure sounds intimida...

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clear skin for teens
From the Aesthetician: How to Have Clear Skin - Even as a Teen (Yes, Really!)

By Cynthia Bailey MD

Clear skin for teens - every teen wants it! and for some, it takes work. Remember how old you were when you discovered your first pimple? There was an awareness that you were coming of age, right along with ...

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Can You Get a Facial and Makeover on Chemotherapy? Part 2

By Cynthia Bailey MD

This is part 2 of Dr. Bailey's chemotherapy facial. To read part 1 click here.  When wearing makeup, it was important to Dr. Bailey that we use only natural mineral-based ingredients on her sensitive skin wh...

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facial makeover during chemotherapy
Can You Get a Facial and Makeover on Chemotherapy? Part 1

By Cynthia Bailey MD

Dr. Cynthia Bailey was on intensive chemotherapy to treat hereditary breast cancer this fall. On chemo, her normally lovely and well-cared-for skin was drier, duller, and flakier because her skin cells were ...

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when to throw away old makeup and cosmetics
When to Throw Away Old Makeup and Cosmetics

By Cynthia Bailey MD

We all wonder when you should throw out old makeup and cosmetics. That stash in the bathroom is like old friends - we loved it for a while then replaced it with something new, never quite using up the old. C...

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Best Clarisonic Skin Cleansing System
What's So Great About the Clarisonic?

By Cynthia Bailey MD

We are often asked - "So what's so great about the Clarisonic?" Well, recently our office team, including myself, had the special privilege to attend a professional Clarisonic training led by their Sales Man...

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microdermabrasion facial
What Is a Microdermabrasion Facial Treatment?

By Cynthia Bailey MD

This article on the benefits of a microdermabrasion facial is the first post of a new blog series on Professional Skin Care offered here in Sonoma County. It is written by one of my wonderful Medical Aesthet...

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